so we're taking this nice pit stop here on the way up to some hot springs you might be able to hear
the van it needs a second to regroup opportunity for us to stop and enjoy this view up here
it's really beautiful this is definitely like the heart of the coffee zone okay
wow you guys i'm so excited to check out this hot spring but this area the lowdown
is there's tons of different roads with hot springs most popular ones is called santa rosa
we came to san vicente which they say is more natural the most natural one we are sort of at
the area which is more fancy pools and then down the hill near where we'll park tonight
that's where they have a hot spring river and like a big pool i already saw what's great about these
hot springs compared to like costa rica is in costa rica you might pay 85 dollars for a day
at the best hot spring near i don't know here the hot spring is 15 so i mean it's
a lot for colombia but hey sign me up come check out these hot springs with us
oh i better leave this outside yeah
so we pretty much got this area to ourselves
down by the river there was really nice there's one couple there chill
and that's cold water up there huh yeah and that pipe is called water
and not only do we have this one to ourselves but check this out in here
this sauna hey hey this one is good what is that doing well little post hot spring let the animals
run stretch out somebody oh she's always happy over here even this little cat's getting some time
he runs back to the van
so basically we can just spend the night here for free are you done buddy oh pulling the entree
good morning we had such an awesome time last night wandering around these hot springs there
were summer natural pools with rock bottoms which i honestly really enjoyed and then there was also
the river that we got to hang out in and the bubbly pool which was also supernatural
and the two saunas oh my gosh i loved those it is actually super cold here this morning it was only
58 degrees so last night it must have been it must have been really cold like 40 something i guess
so it was really really nice to go in the hot springs this is super high altitude
too so we're feeling really good this morning yeah nice and cold last night sleeping in the comforter
again it's uh really amazing here to be at the hot springs because this is like the first sign of all
the volcanic activity in the area the tectonic plates grind together here rise the mountains
and there's volcanoes as well so a little bit later we'll see nevado de ruiz a volcano so
active you're not allowed to go up to the base right now you're allowed to drive a certain
distance and check it out yeah we're already seeing the volcanic activity with these hot
springs and it'll be cool to follow that along there's tons of hot springs in this area but i
think we picked like a super nice one there's also accommodations at this hot spring so you
can stay overnight but of course we have our beautiful hot spring home here yeah we kind
of got the drying rack setups and the cafetero the coffee belt coffee belt col0mbia up here
well here's the first waterfall back down so let's check it out
man that mirror door was nice up there and continuing
down into the valley we got another hike here for another waterfall
you think we could drive down this
i don't want to i don't even want to think of whether or not we can because i don't want to
and what about those tracks right there somebody drives here someone does drive here but like i
thought this was just a footpath they must have taken that way or do you think they take that way
and where we came from that'd be crazy
whoa check out these abandoned things here
i think that's the bridge
cheers
your mind
so on this hike we're finding a lot of leave no trace signs which is really nice
bye
oh wow i can just start to see the waterfall here we actually ended up hiking up pretty far
oh this is the payoff moment whoa
oh my gosh
wow
such an awesome little waterfall hike it's not as steep as i thought it would be
but the waterfall was so incredible such a good spot
stop we made definitely worth it danny's gonna send up the drone
all right back to the van let's see where graham is
hi handsome what were you up to hanging out so while we were heading over to the skate park we
got into a huge traffic jam sombrita and i are just gonna go for a nice little walk here while
danny stuck in the traffic jam it's nice park though
so we're gonna make our way over to a campsite above manizales
hoping for some nature and wi-fi over there
this spot is nice but we're basically trying to introduce the pets
because we got these doggos over here this one's a little concerned but apparently they're nice
dogs but they need some time to get used to the visitors and now we got sombrita off leash
graham off leash well graham's just gonna try all the grass into the van for a while i guess but in
the other pet news this one's doing pretty well huh yeah she she did a little round she was around
so yeah it's just great to have the pets outside and have wi-fi here water just uh
take a day off you know sometimes traveling's a bit intense a bit a lot of work figuring
out where you're going to be the next night and everything find a chill spot like this
for about 10 bucks a night spend a couple nights have a good shower and
relax a bit looks like we're convincing graham to join us come here buddy
well this ain't bad at all got the wi-fi
my table has a bunch of plants in it yeah lucky we got graham over there sniffing the dartboard
sombrita over there being a good girl time to get some work in huh
well the pets are doing pretty well these ones are still a little suspicious
good boy grammy oh who's my good boy
you're a little horse are you a little horsey
nice too
so here she also gave us some oranges or limes uh in addition to the bananas and the pineapple wow
let's see how much you want okay thanks let's see how many
wow i think they are oranges we really love the way patricia runs her homestead
she rents a couple of cabins on airbnb and also allows overlander to show up as they please
with fruit trees all over she keeps them healthy with her compost heap
and is doing so well living a zero-waste lifestyle without barely any garbage leaving her home but of
course we are moving on to more beautiful places in this volcanic coffee zone we'll see you soon